Movie Age (1927)
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AT OMAHA THEATRES WEEK ENDING AUGUST 13
RIALTO
Land Beyond the Law, Ken Maynard.
Distributed by First National.
BUSINESS: Fair.
AUDIENCE REACTION: Very pleas¬ ing.
HIGHLIGHTS: Typical Western;
more that the average western; does some of his finest riding; horse almost human.
SUMMARY : Will please any audience which likes out door pictures.
ENTERTAINMENT MERITS: 80 per cent.
MOON
Hills of Peril, Buck Jones.
Distributed by Fox.
BUSINESS: Fair.
AUDIENCE REACTION : Liked it very much.
HIGHLIGHTS: Largely the riding of Buck Jones and capture of wild horse. Plenty of good comedy by Jones.
SUMMARY : Buck Jones getting to be a better drawing card every day.
ENTERTAINMENT MERITS: 80 per cent.
RIVIERA
Camille, Norma Talmadge. Distributed by First National. BUSINESS: Excellent.
AUDIENCE REACTION: Pleased everyone.
DES MOINES
Metropolis.
Distributed by Paramount.
BUSINESS: Unusually good, a sur¬ prise success.
HIGHLIGHTS: Photography is spec¬ tacular.
SUMMARY : The type of picture which takes every so often.
ENTERTAINMENT MERITS: 90 per cent.
CAPITOL
Service for Ladies, Adolph Menjou.
Distributed by Paramount.
BUSINESS: Good.
AUDIENCE REACTION: Considered this pleasing.
HIGHLIGHTS: The ice carnival; cafe scenes; dining car sequence.
THEME: A head waiter in a Paris cafe falls in love with a wealthy Ameri¬ can guest, follows her to a winter resort, and wins her love although she does not know his profession.
ENTERTAINMENT MERITS: 95 per cent.
SUN
Heaven and Earth — Metro-Goldwyn.
Alaskan Adventures — Pathe.
BUSINESS: Very good.
AUDIENCE REACTION: Everyone went out talking about show.
HIGHLIGHTS: Heaven on Earth — Gyphy story and war scenes; Alaskan Adventures — Beautiful scenic with hunting and fishing. Very interesting.
SUMMARY : Alaskan Adventures was outstanding and many came to see it a second time.
ENTERTAINMENT MERITS: 80 per cent for Heaven on Earth; 100 per cent for Alaskan Adventures.
WORLD
Monkey Talks.
Distributed by Fox.
BUSINESS: Excellent.
AUDIENCE REACTION: Very good because it was different.
HIGHLIGHTS: Acting of Jacques Learner as the fake monkey was very clever.
THEME: A circus performance love story; man disguised as a monkey and falls in love with a girl performer.
SUMMARY : A gripping picture be¬ cause of its oddity.
ENTERTAINMENT MERITS: 90 per cent.
SUMMARY : One of Menjou’s best. Good for all houses.
ENTERTAINMENT MERITS: 90 per cent.
ORPHEUM
His Dog, Joseph Schildkraut.
Distributed by Pathe-De Mille.
BUSINESS: Good.
AUDIENCE REACTION: Seemed to like it.
HIGHLIGHTS: Rescue of girl by the dog.
THEME: A social outcast living alone on a farm is changed through the friend¬ ship of a Collie dog.
SUMMARY : Has general appeal. Dog lovers will like it, especially.
ENTERTAINMENT MERITS: 90 per cent.
STRAND
Fourth Commandment, Belle Bennett. Distributed by Universal.
BUSINESS: Good.
AUDIENCE REACTION: Found it sad in spots, but seemed to give general satisfaction.
HIGHLIGHTS: A storm, quarrel be¬ tween mother-in-law and wife.
THEME: Domestic drama in which the husband’s mother and the wife do not get along; with the final victory on the part of the mother-in-law.
SUMMARY : Good for most houses.
ENTERTAINMENT MERITS: 85 per cent.
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EDUCATIONAL Poor Fish, Bruce Scenic, 1 reel.
The Non-Stop Fright, Felix the Cat, 1 reel.
Plumb Dumb, Mermaid Comedy, 2 reels.
Kinograms, 2 issues.
F B O
The Coward, Gold Bond Feature, 7 reels.
Not For Publication, Ralph Ince, 7 reels.
The Last Nose of Summer, No. 3, Wit
wer Beauty Parlor series, 2 reels.
FIRST NATIONAL Hard Boiled Haggerty, Milton Sills, 8 reels.
FOX
Singed, Blanche Sweet, 6 reels. Tumbling River, Tom Mix, 5 reels. The Salmon Run, 1 reel.
LIBERTY
Peggy in a Pinch, Juvenile Comedy, 2 reels.
God Made the Day For Me, Poetic Jewel, Guest Poem, 1 reel.
METRO-GOLDWYN Adam and Evil, Lew Cody, Aileen Pringle, 7 reels.
After Midnight, Norma Shearer, Law¬ rence Gray, 7 reels.
PARAMOUNT
Running Wild, W. C. Fields, Mary Brian, 7 reels.
Row, Sailor, Row, Dooley Comedy, 2 reels.
Koko Plays Pool, Ink Well Imps, 1 reel.
Aero Nuts, Krazy Kat, 1 reel.
Paramount News, 2 reels.
PATHE
Hawk of the Hills, (serial) No. 1, “The Outlaw,” 2 reels.
AT DES MOINES THEATRES WEEK ENDING AUGUST 13.